Look
As I arrange slim
stemmed flowers
at the ikebana class
one petal falls
and floats blue
upon the water.
It is then I remember
the agapanthus you
planted by the pond
they will be pale green now
and you will look each day
for the first colour.
You will say
— You should see my agapanthas
today — Just that.
And as this petal turns a deeper blue
I would say
— Look — Just that.
Ingrid Horrocks